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Local oil purchasers decrease prices
Business, Local News
Aug 13, 2025
Two local oil purchasers have decreased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Tuesday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Pur...
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Marshmellow Overcoat battles for Borderland
Local News
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Aug 12, 2025
It’s down to the final four and Bradford’s own Marshmellow Overcoat is ready to turn up the volume. The band will take the stage as one of four finali...
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Nex-gen fair builders
Local News
On Junior Fair Board
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Aug 12, 2025
After the midway lights go down and the last animals leave the show ring, the planning begins for the next McKean County Fair. It’s a yearlong cycle o...
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Fair fun, fiscal moves, fresh appointments
Local News
At commissioners’ meeting 
Sara Furlong 
Aug 12, 2025
SMETHPORT — With fair week in full swing and local creatives earning statewide recognition, McKean County commissioners met Tuesday to celebrate commu...
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Laughter, lights and motion
Local News
Aug 12, 2025
Laughter, lights and motion filled the midway Monday at the McKean County Fair, which continues all week at the Smethport fairgrounds. Find more photo...
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Court beat
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Aug 12, 2025
Custer City man jailed for alleged assault A Custer City man was sent to McKean County Jail for allegedly pushing a 7-year-old child off her bicycle F...
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Officials give update on U.S. Steel explosion in Clairton
Business, PA State News
By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
Aug 12, 2025
CLAIRTON — Officials have urged the press and community not to speculate about the cause of a deadly explosion at a U.S. Steel plant in Clairton, near...
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Paid leave for climate disasters?
Business, Local News, PA State News
By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
Aug 12, 2025
HARRISBURG — Climate scientists anticipate the frequency and intensity of severe weather to continue increasing in the coming years. For many, these e...
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‘Operation Yellow Jacket’ underway in region
Local News, PA State News
Aug 12, 2025
CLEARFIELD — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) and Highway Safety Network (HSN) announced the i...
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Senate Majority Policy Committee takes on data centers
Local News, PA State News
By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
Aug 12, 2025
HARRISBURG — The Senate Majority Policy Committee convened at Valley View High School in Archbald to hear over three hours of testimony on the future ...
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Merrick sent to state prison for child pornography
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Aug 12, 2025
SMETHPORT — Daniel Merrick's claims that he was downloading child pornography for an investigation into the abuses of Ukrainian children were rejected...
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
Business, Local News
Aug 12, 2025
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Monday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
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The Lodge at Glendorn named travel ‘gem’ by AAA
Business, Local News
29th year with AAA Four Diamond designation
Aug 12, 2025
The Lodge at Glendorn in Bradford has once again made the list of AAA Four Diamond Hotel and Restaurant properties, as it has each year since 1996. Th...
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DIFFERENCE MAKERS: ‘A community that supports art is a stronger community’
Local News
Allegheny Mountain Arts shares its vision
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Aug 12, 2025
Back in 2019, Greg Souchick and Rick Minard shared a vision for downtown Bradford. They dreamed it could become a place where artists could share thei...
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